A Murfreesboro woman was taken to the hospital and later arrested Thursday night after taking out her aggressions on a 26-year-old Valentine's Day balloon, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department report.

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, the 72-year-old woman had been drinking with her 63-year-old, live-in boyfriend when the two began arguing about her 28-year-old granddaughter living with them, Officer Shondale Clark reported.

The argument escalated and the woman began striking the boyfriend in his face. She became frustrated when he blocked her punches and pushed her away, Clark said.

"At which point, he stated (she) grabbed an inflated Valentine balloon that he (had) given her back in 1988 and placed it near both of her legs and started stabbing it with a small Pampered Chef knife," Clark wrote.

She continued stabbing the balloon as it deflated, eventually stabbing herself in the right leg above her knee, Clark reported.

The woman was taking to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital where she was treated and released. She was then arrested and charged with domestic assault.

Residents who have information about this or any other crime are asked to call Rutherford County Crime Stoppers at 615-893-STOP (7867) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All callers remain anonymous.